Zhahz:
Good call on the Sid quote. I gotta remember that one.
BlackJAC:
To be honest, if the only faults folks can find with the mod are "Hitler" and "Mao" and "plane models" then I'm happy.
I find it totally ironic that there's over 1000 posts (CFC & Poly) about leaders, but not one post on the spy bug which renders spy missions impossible.
Dom Pedro:
It was confusing.
We didn't do Chinese history at school, and Wiki kept pointing out his name (which as I knew is backwards in Chinese) as "Mao Zedong". It's a simple mistake to make considering we ALWAYS refer to the second name.
RB & Shiggs:
If you need historical accuracy to enjoy a game, then what the hell are you playing Civ for? It abstracts / modifies history so much its not even funny! Seriously, if you want pure historical accuracy (over fun gameplay) go play "Making History: The Calm & the Storm".
TO EVERYONE ELSE:
Please note the following:
1. Remember, RtW was NOT a community mod. RtW is an official mod with Firaxis - Take 2's names on it. As designer, I was only one link in the chain. To that end, I had to work together with a number of other entities to ensure the mod was acceptable to the whole world.
2. As RtW stood at one point during development, there was 200 megs of leader graphics, 200 megs of unit models, and 200 megs of videos. That's 600 megs just for artwork. I HAD to cut it down. Hence, the videos were dropped and unit models were combined to cut the number of different models used.
3. Gameplay versus History. Always an interesting debate. Purists want history, and the average Joe wants gameplay. I wanted to target as many people as possible, and allow for a fun game in the WW2 environment. I believe I have achieved that. Consequently some elements of history were changed to fit the fun gameplay goal. If you want pure history, go play Hearts of Iron or Making History: The Calm & the Storm. If you want a fun game that simulates WW2, then play RtW.
I will comment no further on any of these issues. Please keep an eye on the RtW Forum:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=265 and the RtW Website:
http://rtw.apolyton.net. I am currently working on an add-on which will enhance the historical side of the mod.
Thanks
Dale